Heidi Larson awarded Edinburgh Medal for work in understanding vaccine misinformation
The award is in recognition of her work in recognising the importance of popular and widespread misunderstandings of vaccines and to advance public health and social wellbeing for the benefit of all. The Edinburgh Medal is an award presented to women and men of science who are judged to have made a significant contribution to the understanding and wellbeing of humanity, previous recipients include Jane Goodall, Sunita Narain and David Attenborough.